Category: Fashion and lifestyle
What to Watch for When Oscar Nominations Are Announced Tuesday
It’s time again to celebrate Hollywood’s grandest ambitions and most daring risk takers.No, I’m not talking about Jackass Forever.On Tuesday morning, nominations for the 94th annual Academy Awards will be announced. Nominations are occurring a little l…
US Cancer Death Rate Drops by a Third Since 1991
The risk of dying from cancer in the United States has fallen by nearly a third in three decades, thanks to earlier diagnoses, better treatments and less smoking, an analysis said Wednesday.The cancer death rate for men and women fell 32% from its peak…
WHO will miss global 40 per cent vaccination target
Published by DPA The World Health Organization (WHO) will miss its target to vaccinate 40 per cent of the population in every country by the end of the year, with the shortfalls especially serious in Africa. Of the WHO’s 194 member countries, about…
President of Seychelles offers condolences after passing of Desmond Tutu
The President of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan, has expressed his profound sadness upon hearing the news of the passing of South African Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, State House said on Sunday.Archbishop Desmond Tutu, an anti-apartheid and human ri…
Dec. 18 telethon to raise funds for arts community and children in Seychelles, Madagascar
Around 100 performing artists will participate in Seychelles’ first telethon on December 18 to raise funds for the children of Seychelles and Madagascar and the artists themselves.Gilles Lionnet, who is a member of Telethon’s organising committee, told…
CDC Chief Says Omicron Cases in US Mostly Mild So Far
More than 40 people in the U.S. have been found to be infected with the omicron variant so far, and more than three-quarters of them had been vaccinated, the chief of the CDC said Wednesday. But she said nearly all of them were only mildly ill.In an in…
Delhi’s Air Pollution Crisis Prompts Shutdown of Thermal Plants, Schools, Colleges
With the Indian capital enveloped in a haze of toxic smog, authorities ordered six thermal plants in the city’s vicinity to shut temporarily, closed schools and colleges indefinitely and imposed work-from-home restrictions to control pollution levels t…
South Korea Showed How to Contain COVID, Now It Will Try to Live With It
Seats are once again packed at professional baseball games in South Korea. Just as in pre-pandemic times, fans can drink beer and eat fried chicken. They can clap their hands, stomp their feet, and wave inflatable noisemakers to support their team.What…
Hurricane Pamela Makes Landfall in Western Mexico
Hurricane Pamela came ashore on Mexico’s Pacific coast Wednesday, bringing with it strong winds and rain.The Category 1 storm had just regained hurricane strength before hitting 65 kilometers north of Mazatlan, a port city and tourist destination.The s…
Treasury Chief: US to Reach Debt Ceiling October 18
The U.S. government is likely to run out of money to pay its bills on October 18 if the country’s debt ceiling is not raised, Treasury chief Janet Yellen warned congressional leaders on Tuesday.She said that absent a congressional vote to lift the coun…